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              10/28/2020 New Cross Cultural and Gender Center debuts this fall on campus – Fresno State News
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NEW CROSS CULTURAL AND GENDER CENTER DEBUTSTHIS FALL ON CAMPUS
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The new
Cross Cultural and Gender Center
is now open to provide moreservices and resources to Fresno State’s diverse student population andcontinue ful􀃕􍕬lling the University’s diversity goals.
Recruitment for volunteer peer counselors/educators for the upcomingacademic year is now underway. The Peers Supporting Peers programsupports students in crisis and helps students with problem solving indi􀃞􍹣cult school and life situations.
The program evolves from the Center for Women and Culture, whichhoused the now defunct Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute and theWomen’s Resource Center. Several of the programs will continue withinthe new, upgraded center.
Dr. Frank Lamas, vice president for student a􀃠􎁡airs and enrollmentmanagement, said the center will allow colleagues across campus topartner in addressing matters of diversity and inclusion to achieve the
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center’s
vision
of “creating and maintaining a campus of respect, inclusionand equal opportunity; where all members of the campus communitythrive, free from oppression and discrimination.”
The University de􀃕􍕮nes diversity as individual di􀃠􎁥erences (personality,language, learning styles and life experiences) and group/socialdi􀃠􎁥erences (race/ethnicity, class, gender, gender identity, sexualorientation and sexual identity, country of origin and ability status as wellas cultural, political, religious or other a􀃞􍹬liations) that can be engaged inthe service of learning.
“Welcoming every group and every issue counts when it comes todiversity at Fresno State,” Lamas said. “We encourage input andparticipation from every aspect of the University community as wecontinue to work toward being an ever more culturally competentinstitution of higher education.”
The new center is part of
the Division of Student A􀃠􎁡airs and EnrollmentManagement
and will be under the direction of Dr. Francine L. Oputa, who
was previously director of the Central Valley Cultural Heritage Instituteand the Women’s Resource Center.
The new center will focus on three areas:
Gender programs and services (inclusive of women, men,transgender, pangender, gender􀃖􍙵uid and other
non-binary genderidentities
)
Cross-cultural programs and services
LGBTQ+ programs and services
Oputa, with the assistance of graduate and undergraduate students, willfocus on programs for African American, European American, AsianPaci􀃕􍕣c Islander and all other ethnic and cultural groups.
Assigned to coordinate the various areas are:
Jessica Adams, former coordinator of the
Women’s ResourceCenter
, who will coordinate gender programs and services andLGBTQ programs and services
Ofelia Gamez,
College Assistance Migrant Program
director, whowill coordinate Latino/Latina programs and services
Katie Garcia,
University Outreach Services
counselor, who will focuson American Indian students, as part of the
American IndianRecruitment and Resource Initiative
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University events such as the one-day
National Coalition Building Institute
diversity workshop for faculty, sta􀃠􎀠 and students and Diversity AwarenessWeek will continue to be presented by the new center. The
2015-16schedule
is available online.
Gender programs and services will continue to organize student clubs,o􀃠􎁥er weekly discussion groups and host annual events such as
Take Backthe Night
and
Women’s Herstory Month
.
The center includes volunteer peer counselors/educators who meet withstudents to provide support, advocacy and referrals. They receive over 25hours of training from on- and o􀃠􎀭-campus organizations on topics such asproblem solving, crisis intervention, suicide prevention and reportingmandates.
Volunteer applications for the upcoming academic year are available inthe
Thomas Administration Building
, Room 110.
The center’s $300,000 budget is
funded by
the Division of Student A􀃠􎁡airsand Enrollment Management and the O􀃞􍹣ce of the President.
For more information about the Cross Cultural and Gender Center, visit
www/fresnostate.edu/studenta􀃠􎁡airs/ccgc
. To get involved, contact559.278.4435 or
idaliam@csufresno.edu
.
(
Erika Denise Castañon
, University Communications news assistant,contributed to this copy.)
Related links
Cross Cultural and Gender Center
Student A􀃠􎁡airs and Enrollment Management
Non-binary gender identities
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Title	New Cross Cultural and Gender Center debuts this fall on campus - Fresno State News
Date	8/20/2015
Transcript-Full Text Search	10/28/2020 New Cross Cultural and Gender Center debuts this fall on campus – Fresno State News www.fresnostatenews.com/2015/08/20/new-cross-cultural-and-gender-center-debuts-this-fall-on-campus/ 1/4 NEW CROSS CULTURAL AND GENDER CENTER DEBUTSTHIS FALL ON CAMPUS Home \| PRESS RELEASES \| New Cross Cultural and Gender Center debuts this fall on campus Previous  Next  The new Cross Cultural and Gender Center is now open to provide moreservices and resources to Fresno State’s diverse student population andcontinue ful􀃕􍕬lling the University’s diversity goals. Recruitment for volunteer peer counselors/educators for the upcomingacademic year is now underway. The Peers Supporting Peers programsupports students in crisis and helps students with problem solving indi􀃞􍹣cult school and life situations. The program evolves from the Center for Women and Culture, whichhoused the now defunct Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute and theWomen’s Resource Center. Several of the programs will continue withinthe new, upgraded center. Dr. Frank Lamas, vice president for student a􀃠􎁡airs and enrollmentmanagement, said the center will allow colleagues across campus topartner in addressing matters of diversity and inclusion to achieve the       Search ... SECTIONS ACADEMICS  CAMPUS &COMMUNITY  RESEARCH  ALUMNI  PRESS RELEASES  FEATURED VIDEOS  NEWS SOURCES Fresno StateMagazine  CommunityNewsletter  Fresno State  The Collegian  Bulldog Blog  ACADEMICS CAMPUS & COMMUNITY RESEARCH ALUMNI ATHLETICS FEATURED VIDEOS  ABOUT PRESS RELEASES MEDIA GUIDE ARCHIVES10/28/2020 New Cross Cultural and Gender Center debuts this fall on campus – Fresno State News www.fresnostatenews.com/2015/08/20/new-cross-cultural-and-gender-center-debuts-this-fall-on-campus/ 2/4 center’s vision of “creating and maintaining a campus of respect, inclusionand equal opportunity; where all members of the campus communitythrive, free from oppression and discrimination.” The University de􀃕􍕮nes diversity as individual di􀃠􎁥erences (personality,language, learning styles and life experiences) and group/socialdi􀃠􎁥erences (race/ethnicity, class, gender, gender identity, sexualorientation and sexual identity, country of origin and ability status as wellas cultural, political, religious or other a􀃞􍹬liations) that can be engaged inthe service of learning. “Welcoming every group and every issue counts when it comes todiversity at Fresno State,” Lamas said. “We encourage input andparticipation from every aspect of the University community as wecontinue to work toward being an ever more culturally competentinstitution of higher education.” The new center is part of the Division of Student A􀃠􎁡airs and EnrollmentManagement and will be under the direction of Dr. Francine L. Oputa, who was previously director of the Central Valley Cultural Heritage Instituteand the Women’s Resource Center. The new center will focus on three areas: Gender programs and services (inclusive of women, men,transgender, pangender, gender􀃖􍙵uid and other non-binary genderidentities ) Cross-cultural programs and services LGBTQ+ programs and services Oputa, with the assistance of graduate and undergraduate students, willfocus on programs for African American, European American, AsianPaci􀃕􍕣c Islander and all other ethnic and cultural groups. Assigned to coordinate the various areas are: Jessica Adams, former coordinator of the Women’s ResourceCenter , who will coordinate gender programs and services andLGBTQ programs and services Ofelia Gamez, College Assistance Migrant Program director, whowill coordinate Latino/Latina programs and services Katie Garcia, University Outreach Services counselor, who will focuson American Indian students, as part of the American IndianRecruitment and Resource Initiative Go Bulldogs  Videos  Social MediaDirectory  10/28/2020 New Cross Cultural and Gender Center debuts this fall on campus – Fresno State News www.fresnostatenews.com/2015/08/20/new-cross-cultural-and-gender-center-debuts-this-fall-on-campus/ 3/4 By Tom Uribes \| August 20th, 2015 \| Categories: PRESS RELEASES \| Tags: crosscultural and gender center \| 0 Comments SHARE THIS STORY, CHOOSE YOUR PLATFORM!     University events such as the one-day National Coalition Building Institute diversity workshop for faculty, sta􀃠􎀠 and students and Diversity AwarenessWeek will continue to be presented by the new center. The 2015-16schedule is available online. Gender programs and services will continue to organize student clubs,o􀃠􎁥er weekly discussion groups and host annual events such as Take Backthe Night and Women’s Herstory Month . The center includes volunteer peer counselors/educators who meet withstudents to provide support, advocacy and referrals. They receive over 25hours of training from on- and o􀃠􎀭-campus organizations on topics such asproblem solving, crisis intervention, suicide prevention and reportingmandates. Volunteer applications for the upcoming academic year are available inthe Thomas Administration Building , Room 110. The center’s $300,000 budget is funded by the Division of Student A􀃠􎁡airsand Enrollment Management and the O􀃞􍹣ce of the President. For more information about the Cross Cultural and Gender Center, visit www/fresnostate.edu/studenta􀃠􎁡airs/ccgc . To get involved, contact559.278.4435 or idaliam@csufresno.edu . ( Erika Denise Castañon , University Communications news assistant,contributed to this copy.) Related links Cross Cultural and Gender Center Student A􀃠􎁡airs and Enrollment Management Non-binary gender identities Download Adobe Acrobat Reader10/28/2020 New Cross Cultural and Gender Center debuts this fall on campus – Fresno State News www.fresnostatenews.com/2015/08/20/new-cross-cultural-and-gender-center-debuts-this-fall-on-campus/ 4/4 RELATED POSTS SAÚL JIMÉNEZ-SANDOVALAPPOINTEDINTERIM PRESIDENTOF FRESNO STATE October 28th, 2020 \| 0Comments TRANSPORTATIONINSTITUTE RELEASESPROMISINGFINDINGS OFCOVID-19 PUBLICTRANSIT STUDY October 28th, 2020 \| 0Comments NURSING MUNIT CONTFREE HEALSERVICES OWEST FRES October 27th, Comments Fresno State News Hub isthe primary source ofinformation about currentevents a􀃠􎁥ecting CaliforniaState University, Fresno, itsstudents, faculty and sta􀃠􎀻;providing an archive ofnews articles, videos andphotos, as well as links tomajor resources on campusas a service to theuniversity community. CONTACT US CALIFORNIA STATEUNIVERSITY, FRESNO 5241 N. Maple Ave. Fresno, CA 93740 P: 559.278.4240 Email Us SECTIONS ACADEMICS  CAMPUS & COMMUNITY  RESEARCH  ALUMNI  PRESS RELEASES  FEATURED VIDEOS  Sign up for theCommunity Newsletter Fresno State NewsArchives Copyright 2012 - 2016 Avada \| All Rights Reserved \| Powered by WordPress \| Theme Fusion       
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